John McGreal has welcomed Ipswich Town's appointment of new manager Kieran McKenna.

Martyn Pert has also moved from Old Trafford to Portman Road and is the cub's new assistant manager.

Interim manager McGreal will remain in charge for Saturday's home fixture against Sunderland.

"I think it is a brilliant appointment," McGreal told the club's website. "He'll need our backing as well and we'll all be here to give him our support.

"You only have to have a look at his track record, the players he's integrated into the first-team, the players that he's coached, the managers that he's coached under; it's a quality CV.

"It's a big appointment for the Football Club and I think it shows what direction it's going in. He'll be coming with a fresh idea to get us on the right track to where we want to get to.

"He'll bring his experiences from working with his past managers and working with high-quality players.

"Kieran actually spoke to me last night while I was at the Youth Cup game [away at Tottenham]. He's really looking forward to it and why wouldn't he be, it's Ipswich Town.

"It'll be over to him after Saturday then I'll be back to doing my role with the U23s."